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Miss Manners: Our pet snakes prevent my boyfriend’s father from setting foot in our apartment
If we have company, we never bring our pets out or even open the door to that room; they stay completely out of sight.
Miss Manners: I followed the woman in front of me out of church; my boyfriend yelled at me
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a disagreement over pew-exiting protocol between a ...
Miss Manners: Boyfriend’s parents won’t come to dinner because of dad’s fear of our pet snakes
The problem is that my boyfriend’s father is so afraid of snakes that he will not even set foot in the apartment, despite the ...
Miss Manners: My boyfriend berated me in the parking lot over how I exited the church
GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask a need for more time to disembark. You would hardly want to get into a ...
Miss Manners: My boyfriend just berated me in the church parking lot over the silliest disagreement
GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask ...
Miss Manners: Boyfriend’s father is so terrified of our unusual pet, he refuses to enter our home
The problem is that my boyfriend’s father is so afraid of snakes that he will not even set foot in the apartment, despite the ...
Miss Manners: I can’t believe my boyfriend berated me in church parking lot for this
GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask ...
Miss Manners: My boyfriend berated me for my church exit etiquette
GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask a need for more time to disembark. You would hardly want to get into a ...
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Miss Manners: Boyfriend’s dad is afraid of our pets, won’t set foot in our apartment
The problem is that my boyfriend’s father is so afraid of snakes that he will not even set foot in the apartment.
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Miss Manners: Who should exit a church service first?
My boyfriend thought I was very rude, and berated me in the parking lot, because I did not let all of the people in the next ...
Miss Manners: My boyfriend’s dad won’t visit because of our pet snakes
The problem is that my boyfriend’s father is so afraid of snakes that he will not even set foot in the apartment, despite the ...
Miss Manners: What’s the proper way to exit a church at the end of a service?
My boyfriend thinks that you must let everyone in the adjacent pew (the one closer to the doors) exit before you do.